Tap and filler for oil-cans



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NICOLAS HARDOIN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TAP AND FILLER FOR OIL-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,349, dated February'7, 1893.

Application filed October 3, 1892. Serial No. 447.699. (No model.)

To 32 whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that l, NICOLAS HARDOIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigall, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Taps and Fillers forOil- Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in taps andfillers for oil cans, and it consists in the construction andarrangements of parts hereinafter described and definitely pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil can showing myimproved cap and filler in elevation. Fig. 2 is a similar elevationshowing the detachable plug and valve removed as when used for filling.Fig. 3 is a vertical, central section through the device enlargedshowing position of the parts in full lines with the valve opened and indotted lines the position of the parts when the valve is closed.

A is an oil can on which my improved tap and filler is designed to beplaced. The can may be of the ordinary construction having a nil openingif desired, or it may be a can provided only with my device from whichthe oil may be poured and through which it may be filled into the can.

33 is a vertically arranged tube having suitable means for securing itupon the can, preferably consisting of a circumferential flange 0arranged upon the outside in a plane with the top of the can and formedintegral with the casing B. This casing is provided at one side a shortdistance above its lower end with a laterally extending discharge spoutD. At the lower end it is provided with an inwardly extending flange Ehaving the central aperture F, around which is formed a valve seat uponwhich is adapted to be seated the valve G secured to the lower end ofthe valve stem H. This valve stem passes through a central aperture inthe plug 1 eXteriorly screw threaded to detachably engage in an interiorscrew thread at the upper end of the casing B. The valve stem llisprovided at its upperend with acrank handle J of suitable length toextend beyond the sides of the plug. The plug on its upper face isprovided with an inclined circumferential flange K inclining from itsmner face on both sides toward its outer face, so that by turning thecrank J in either direction from v the position shown in dotted lines inFig. 3, the crank will ride up the inclined flange and lift the valve Gfrom its seat.

L is a spring sleeved upon the stem H bearing at its upper end upon theplug 1 and at its lower end upon the valve G tending by its tension tohold the valve closed, when the crank J is in its normal position asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The valve stem H below the valve G is provided with an extension M,which serves as a guide for the valve in raising and lowering the stem.It will be seen that the valve and valve stem are carried by thedetachable plug I and that when the plug is removed, the valve and stemwill be carried with it leaving the filling tube so that the operatormay pour directly through the tube into the can, or may insert the usualfunnel, as shown in Fig. 2. The plug and valve being in position topour, the operator simply turns the crank J which riding up the valve Kto the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 raises the valve from itsseat and allows free egress of the oil through the discharge spout. Toclose the valve the operator simply turns the crank to the positionshown in dotted lines when the spring will seat the valve.

lVhile I have shown the device as made of cast metal it is evident thatit may be made from sheet metal. It is also apparent that its form maybe more or less changed without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

hat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a combined oil tap and filler, the combination with the can, of avertical tubular casing secured thereto apertured at top and bottom, adetachable plug at the top thereof, a discharge spout on the side ofsaid tube, a vertical movable valve stem carried by and passing throughsaid plug, a crank handle on the valve stem, a valve on the opposite endof said stem, a valve seat at the lower aperture of the casing, a springto normally force the valve down and an inclined circumferentialfiangeon the upper face of said plug adapted to support the valve stemagainst the tension block a crank at the upper end of the valve stemadapted to bear upon the inclined flange, a spring sleeved upon the stembetween the valve and plug, to normally close the valve, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NICOLAS HARDOIN. \Vitnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, N. L. LINDoP.

